Proverbs 11:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

A kind and gentle woman gains respect, but violent men gain only wealth.

Cross References

Luke 10:42

Only one thing is important. Mary has made the right choice, and it will never be taken away from her.”

Acts 9:39

Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. All the widows stood around him. They were crying and showing him the coats and other clothes that Tabitha had made during her time with them.

2 John 1:1

Greetings from the Elder. To the lady chosen by God and to her children. I truly love all of you. And I am not the only one. All those who know the truth love you in the same way.

Luke 8:3

Also with these women were Joanna, the wife of Chuza (the manager of Herod’s property), Susanna, and many other women. These women used their own money to help Jesus and his apostles.

Matthew 26:13

The Good News will be told to people all over the world. And I can assure you that everywhere the Good News is told, the story of what this woman did will also be told, and people will remember her.”

Esther 9:25

Haman did this, but Esther went to talk to the king. So he sent out new commands. These commands not only ruined Haman’s plans, but these commands caused those bad things to happen to Haman and his family! So Haman and his sons were hanged on the posts.

Romans 16:6

Greetings also to Mary. She worked very hard for you.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children say good things about her. Her husband brags about her and says,

1 Samuel 25:40

His servants went to Carmel with this message, “David sent us to get you. He wants you to be his wife.”

Amos 3:9

Go to the high towers in Ashdod and in Egypt and announce this message from the Lord: “Come together on the mountains of Samaria. See the great confusion there because the people don’t know how to live right. See how cruel they are to others. They take things from people to hide in their high towers. Their treasuries are filled with the things they have taken in war.”